The next meeting of Unconditional Basic Income Europe will be held in Lisbon, Portugal on Sunday, 24th September 2017, one day before the start of the 17th BIEN Congress. This is the first time we will have an UBIE meeting at the same place and time as a BIEN Congress...

The charming city of Ljubljana hosted an inspiring meeting of European basic income experts and activists end of July. On Friday, 21 July UBIE co-organised an expert workshop with the title “Basic Income for Europe”, together with the NOVUM Institute and the European...

Two of Europe’s biggest countries, France and the United Kingdom, had elections this year, and both caused the continent hold its breath for a while. The first was anticipated anxiously for quite a while, whereas the second came out of the blue. Dániel Fehér, chair of...

A new report by the European Parliament fails to answer how increasing freedom for businesses in the collaborative economy is compatible with protecting social rights. Only basic income can ensure this, says Dániel Fehér, Chair of the activists’ network...

Dear friends! With your help, we can put unconditional basic income on the agenda of the European Union in 2017. Much has changed since 2013 when we started collecting signatures for unconditional basic income in the EU. Once regarded as an exotic idea, basic income...

After an inspirational series of meetings in London 24-26 March, the new board of Unconditional Basic Income Europe (UBIE) gets ready for a busy year ahead. Our weekend of events themed ‘Basic Income: not just a pretty idea’ in London was a big success. Over 60...